Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Shiites believe that this year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad falls on January 19, while the Sunnis believe that the actual birthday is on January 26. Thus, it may be the right occasion to discuss what the Muslims […]
STORY SUMMARY Democratic and Republican U.S. senators called Tuesday for the country to take in more of the millions of people forced from their homes during Syria’s nearly three-year civil war. Only 31 Syrian refugees – out of an estimated 2.3 million – were allowed into the United States in […]
Source: NY Times: FORT WORTH — A Texas judge ruled Friday that a Fort Worth hospital may not keep a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support against her family’s wishes, and ordered doctors to take her off the machines by 5 p.m. on Monday. The ruling gives the family of […]
Source: NY Times: Over the past decade we’ve had a rich debate on how to expand opportunity for underprivileged children. But we’ve probably made two mistakes.First, we’ve probably placed too much emphasis on early education. Don’t get me wrong. What happens in the early years is crucial. But human capital […]
Report by, Mirza Mahmood Ahmad | Dayton, Ohio Last Monday our Dayton community participated in the Martin Luther King Day. A big poster “LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE” with […]
Huff Post: Shiites believe that this year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad falls on January 19, while the Sunnis believe that the actual birthday is on January 26. Thus, it […]
Source: courant.com | Zahir Mannan, New Britain I don’t usually celebrate birthdays, being a Muslim American who follows Messiahs like Zarathustra. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on the other hand, means much more […]
Pentagon OKs religious beards, attire. Aljazeera- USA: The U.S. military approved a new policy that loosens regulations on religious symbols worn by service members, the Pentagon announced Wednesday — a […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Ahmadiyyat has taught me, to believe in a living God. A God that does not break the very rules he makes for this world whenever he wants to. A […]
Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid […]
Whenever I eat a banana I remember the story told to me by one of Iraq’s few ACA Chartered Accountants. When I met him he was Finance Director in an […]
Time: by Alice Park — What makes cells age? Wear and tear, yes. But biologically, says, Dr. David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, it’s lack of oxygen that signals cells that it’s their time to go. Without oxygen, the energy engines known as the mitochondria become less […]
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine, Ph.D. candidate at Trinity College Dublin, interfaith activist Muslims worldwide have recently joined together to celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. This day is an opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims, such as myself – a Catholic – to reflect upon the life and […]
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Global Post: Human Rights Watch slammed international powers for not doing more in Syria and sharply criticized America’s “virtually unchecked mass electronic surveillance” in a report released Tuesday. The 667-page annual report highlights key human rights issues in 90 countries. Kenneth Roth, the New York-based advocacy group’s executive director, presented the findings […]
Source: news-leader.com I am the new imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Louis chapter. I have dedicated my life to the service of God and mankind. Our mosque (Baitul Hafeez […]
Huff Post: by Dr. Gail Gross — You’re going on a family road trip with your adult siblings. Which of these three scenarios sounds most like you? 1. You’ve been planning it for weeks, secured the hotel rooms, made restaurant reservations, had the car’s oil changed and have a tank […]
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D.: Director of Community Partnerships, Interfaith Center of New York For the fourth year in a row, Catholics in Harlem convened an ecumenical and interfaith celebration […]
Author: Munir A.Varraich In July 2011 one of the Republicans from Reagan Era – (1979-1988) wrote an article titled: “Revival of the Idea-Islam”. Thanks for this article coming from a Republican from Reagan times. That was the time (1979 to 1988) when the US Administration and the UK made the […]